Lupe Fiasco is featured in the documentary film "The People Speak". It also features a variety of accomplished performers like Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Oh, Danny Glover, Sean Penn and John Legend amongst others.
Lupe appeared at the MoMA screening of the film in New York yesterday and Eiseley Tauginas of BlackBookMag interviewed him:
How’d you get involved with The People Speak?
Lupe: My name was in the air for the kind of music that I do, and the film’s producers got in touch with James Lopez—my manager—and we put it together, went out to LA, and just did it. It was that spot-on. It was really democratic, like, “What do you want to read?” They had a selection of stuff they wanted me to read, and I chose what I thought fit best, and thought that I could do well.
Did you get a chance to interact with the other members of the cast?
Lupe: It was done in different places and different parts ... everyone was on their own schedule. But it was cool. You would meet people coming in and coming out. And with the entourages and the producers there—it was cool. Even though it seemed like we didn’t have an audience in certain scenes, it was still like a little arena of people right there. Everyone going, “wooh, wooh” in the audience.
What are your feelings about the Grammys this year?
Lupe: I went in, I had four nominations, I was happy. I kinda lost all of them, but even so, it was good. It was the best Grammys that I’ve been to. The performances were really good.
Let’s say you’re on a spaceship, going to the moon, and you have to listen to one song on repeat the whole way, what’s it gonna be?
Lupe: Robert Glasper, “G & B.” It’s a jazz piano record. It’s my favorite record in the whole wide world. (you can check the song below)
Who would be your date if you could go back and take any girl to your senior prom?
Lupe: I’d take Sandra Bullock.
Thanks for the heads up on this documentary. It looks to be a good watch. Can't wait to see Lu's segment on it.
ReplyDeletehaha i love the spaceship question. I always say he was born on the moon :)
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ReplyDeleteI say hes from a different planet